The Benefits of Rejection!

Rejection is a bitter thing when it comes from those we expect more from!

A long time ago,a friend told me that the path to greatness is a lonely one,one thing he did not say was it would be littered with rejection.

When we run to those we presume closest to us and the throw it back at us,it hurts pretty bad. There is nothing like it!

Doing business in Nigeria is hard but doing business in a doubt stricken and mediocre minded society is harder. I have never seen a place littered with doubt like Nigeria yet I make bold to say:not even the church is left out.

There is a philosophy I call agreeing in principle but completely objecting in practice. When people accept the letters of a contract without standing by the details,we say you are inconsistent.

The nature of rejection in the church is wide spread. When Jesus said if you are rejected,don't be surprised cos I was rejected too,many of us would think it was restricted to preaching on the street. Anyway I assure you rejection is in every regard.

When God ask you to do a thing,I noticed that the first trial is doubt and rejection by the people around you;if you don't believe ask Noah,Moses,Joseph, Jesus etc.

There is a long list of persons rejected cos they seek to birth a vision. My friend,you are no exception.

In fact what I learnt is that a time of rejection is a time for sober reflection,a time when you learn to trust God and him alone.

Rejection makes you ask question that have no answer,you'll ask why lord? Why me? Why can't they see? Anyway if what you seek to do is unique and a revelation,then you can be sure that it takes a few to see what you see by divine revelation.

The benefits of rejection are inherent in the character of doggedness formed in us afterwards. The bible says if you fail in the days of adversity then your strength is small. Rejection is a clear signal that you need ONLY GOD.

Until people's yes and no means nothing to you,you are not ready to pursue a dream. My friend would say your waiting would weary your enemy. We have to get to a point where an inner voice assures us of the positivity of what we seek to achieve. What I have learnt doing business is that the voice of one can be the voice of God. Majority is a sign of mediocre. The cheapest option is almost never that best answer to birthing vision. There are no short cuts. Vision is birth in pain. Pain is a prerequisite for achieving the extra ordinary. You cannot birth a dream without character and character is forged in the furnace of affliction. Patience,tenacity,perseverance and faith determine the outcome of your pursuit. All this character traits are formed at the point of rejection or the dream dies with the dreamer.

This is what I have discovered,that when you are rejected,dust your feet and MOVE! From business to love relationship,keep MOVING at the point of rejection. Forget who walked away so long as you know what you made of. Let heaven fall but stay focused. Life is a teacher. The people who left you would seek you when the time is right.

The benefits of rejection are best understood when you understand that separation is the key to revelation.

We cannot know beyond focus. Knowledge and understanding comes from a calmness of the soul which is best attained when you are striped off what you thought you had;hence rejection births your next level.

We need to deal with rejection and master the sober moments that precedes rejection. Let the hurt go and receive the newness of reason. Seek that which can aid your fulfilment of vision cos your best is revealed in solitude.

Have a happy comeback.

Written by Igonoh Godwin. 24/10/11


To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong." - Joseph Chilton Pearce